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Boy Scout Finds 5.16 Carat Diamond at Arkansas State Park (LOOK)

Boy Scout Finds 5.16 Carat Diamond at Arkansas State Park (LOOK)
A 12-year-old North Carolina boy on vacation with his family found a 5.16-carat diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park, the only diamond-producing site in the world open to the public.

A 12-year-old North Carolina boy on vacation with his family found a 5.16-carat diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park, the only diamond-producing site in the world open to the public.

Michael Detlaff didn't even have to mine for the "honey brown diamond". He found it simply by searching on the surface of the ground and noticing a pebble that looked different.

"It is thrilling any time a child finds a diamond here at Crater of Diamonds State Park," said a park employee.

 

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